Wool clip



Nov.- 26, I946. E. M. KELLAS WOOL CLIP Filed May 14, 1945 FIG. I

E/izabefh K6003- Patented Nozz e, 1946 t ada, assignor of one-third to David W. Wilson, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Application May 14, 1945, Serial No. 593,725

3 Claims.

My invention relates to wool-ball clips, an object of the invention being to provide a conspicuously simple and inexpensive device intended to be inserted or woven beneath a few of the external turns of the strand forming a ball of knittingwool, for the purpose of conveniently suspending the same from the end-length of the said strand while knitting, the end-length portion being insertable through an open-ended slot'provided on my clip in the manner hereinafter to be described.

With the foregoing object in view, and such other objects and advantages as will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates as this specification proceeds, my invention consists essentially in the arrangement and construction of parts all as hereinafter more particularly described, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my wool-ball clip in situ in a ball of knitting-wool.

Figure 2 is a side view of my wool-ball clip.

Figure 3 is a section of my wool-ball clip on the line 33 of. Figure 1.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

In the art of knitting by hand, the difiiculty of disposing of the ball of wool being used has long been recognized. When practicing the art while seated, the ball is generally allowed to lie in the lap, but when knitting under circumstances such that the knitter frequently is obliged to move about, it is a matter of considerable inconvenience to pick up and dispose of the ball of wool. This is even more particularly the case in knitting an article of apparel in different colors, in which case more than one ball of wool is required.

Accordingly, I have devised the clip illlustrated in the accompanying drawing, and which I will now describe in detail.

The wool-ball clip comprises a needle-portion I, the general configuration of which will be similar to that of a knitting needle, although, obviously, the same may be fiat if desired, the principal prerequisite of the needle portion being that it glides smoothly through the few outermost external turns 2 of a ball of wool 3.

overlying the needle portion is what I define as a. slide portion, 4 integrally united at one end 5 thereof with the needle portion I.

The free end 5 of the slide portion 4 is preferably turned up slightly as I have illustrated, and it will be seen that the region 1 of the slide portion, being that which is adjacent the point of suspending portion or endmost length [4 of the union 5 with the needle portion I, is of substantially greater breadth than the said needle portion. However, it will also be seenthat the edge 8 of the region 1 which projects beyond the 'needle portion, converges at 9 towards the opposite edge III, which edge is preferably parallel with the needle portion 1.

Formed in the slide portion 4, and predominantly within the region 1 is a curvilinear slot I I,

the sides l2, whereof are biassed as shown in Figure 3, one end l3 of the slot opening onto the edge portion 9.

Thus it will be seen that I am able, substantially simultaneously with the insertion tangentially of my clip into a ball of wool, to insert the strand of wool forming the ball 3, into the slot I I.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I am able to carry a piece of knitting conveniently around from place to place, with one or more balls of wool suspended therefrom. When the depending length I 4 is used up, I simply slip it out of the slot H and unwind the desired number of turns from the ball, and it istobe understood that such turns will overlie the portion I so that it is unnecessary to detach the clip in this process in the majority of instances more than once in a fairly considerable amount of knitting.

Since various modifications can be made in my invention as hereinabove described and many apparently widely difierent embodiments of same made within the scope of the claims without departing from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense and I desire only such limitations placed thereon as are specifically expressed in the accompanying claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A wool-ball clip for permitting the suspension of a ball of knitting-wool from a length thereof while knitting, comprising a needle portion insertable tangentially into the ball and beneath a few turns of the strand forming said ball, and a slide portion overlying said needle portion, said slide portion being integrally united to one end of such needle portion and having therein a slot one end whereof is open to receive said length of wool therethrough. v

2. A wool-ball clip permitting the suspension of a ball of knitting-wool from a length thereof while knitting, comprising a needle portion insertable tangentially into the ball and beneath a few turns of the strand forming said ball, a slide portion overlying said needle portion, said slide 4 slide portion being integrally united to one end of said needle portion, at least the region of said slide portion which is adjacent the locus of union with said needle portion being broader than said needle portion, one edge of said region converging towards the other edge and towards the free end of said slide portion, a slot being positioned in said region, one end of said slot opening onto said converging edge, said slot functioning to re- 10 ceive said length of wool therethrough.

ELIZABETH M. KELLAS. 

